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THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY
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Paul
Squibb, a Kent School alumnus and Harvard graduate, and his wife, Louise,
founded Midland School in 1932, believing that the essentials of a good
education are a student, a teacher, and an idea. Beyond being a college
preparatory boarding school, Midland was created to be a small, rural
community that relies on the work of its inhabitants to meet its basic
needs. Conceived in the midst of the Depression, these ideals still
form the center of the school's philosophy, and every student who earns
the privilege to attend Midland will assume not only a great deal of
responsibility, but a great tradition of service.
In a world of increasing complexity, Midland School's objective is both timely and straightforward--to foster in young people a strong, lively intellect and impeccable character. A splendid physical setting and the unique opportunities afforded by a twenty-four hour day, seven day week boarding school provide a community in which both students and their teachers live together, bound by the tenets of self-reliance, minimal consumption, and closeness to nature. The School is a non-profit
organization that is governed by a 14-member Board
of Trustees. Forty-two percent of Midland's current students receive
financial aid. Certainly, Midland's budget and use of financial resources
looks nothing like other boarding schools, and we pride ourselves in
putting our limited funds into people and program, rather than new structures.
It is the hope of the school that our students inherit some of these
lessons in frugality, and generosity. |
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